This isn't so much a question as just a vent. I've been super happy with my shaves the last month or so, I feel like I've finally gotten the basic technique down, figured out the major grain variations of my face, and found some good razors and figured out how to maintain them.
With that being said, today's shave was AWFUL! Usually I'm down to one, maybe Two, weepers per shave. Today I had like five, and a couple of nicks to boot. The entire bottom half of my face was was burning for like an hour afterwards (usually I just have a couple of hot spots around my jaw that go away after 30 minutes or so). My wife thought I was having an allergic reaction to something because my skin was red and inflamed.
The annoying thing is that the shave didn't feel any different while I was actually shaving. I didn't do anything different than normal, and the razor Felt smooth and easy; but somehow by the end my face looked and felt like I'd taken a cheese greater to it.
Ok, done venting now. I'm assuming everyone has an off day now and then.